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Hardy teaches ag to kids

Around the markets - November | PHOTOS

Top vineyards named among nation's best

Flashback Fridays - February 2002 | PHOTOS

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Turf turns farm fortunes

Drought forced the Daniels to look at alternative farm uses or be forced out of agriculture.

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Record crop in spite of downgrades

ABARES is forecasting Australia's largest winter crop on record with the expected 58.4m tonnes topping 16-17's 56.7m tonnes.

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Nuffield scholar still probing for sensor answers

Five years since his research scholarship and John Stevenson is still on the lookout for the right tools.

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Push to get valuable SA harvest in the bin

Differing fortunes are unfolding across the state, as graingrowers rush to get harvesters going and onto growing-in-value crops.

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Twice-yearly shearing working well for Veitch

Warramboo farmer Leon Veitch has been shearing twice a year for the past four years and said the frequency had many benefits.

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Alpaca breeders set up mill to address market gap

A new fibre mill will specifically target the Australian alpaca industry, giving a commercial scale onshore processing option to breeders.

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Bigger yardings put pressure on trade lamb prices

Increased yardings are putting downward pressure on trade lamb prices, but the market remains strong compared to last year's pre-Christmas prices.

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Live exporter to get its licence back

Emanuel Exports will be able to return to the live export game.

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Wool market continues to drift along, with some bullish signs for the new year

As wool prices pick up marginally, the futures market is somewhat bullish from January to June.

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Wool benefits for childhood eczema probed in further studies

New research will delve further into the benefits of superfine Merino wool when it comes to skin conditions such as eczema.

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Kelpie female to $24,000 in The Working Dog Challenge Auction | Photos

The inaugural Working Dog Challenge Trial and Auction held at CTLX, Carcoar, hit a $24,000 top and $7422 average yesterday.

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Zanda Award expands with an innovation summit

MLA partners Zanda McDonald Award to kickstart a new event for young leaders

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Eating less meat no climate solution

Lamb, rice already climate neutral and beef making solid ground

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JBS gets green light for pork move

No competition concerns from watchdog on JBS Rivalea deal

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Turning beef's boom or bust on its head

Drought, bushfires forced a pivot and COVID fueled a phenomenon

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Winning the war against weeds

Helping farmers clean up their paddocks since 2016.

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Beef Week's back

FOR 30 years, Stock & Land Beef Week has been a highlight in seedstock producers' calendars.

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Save your power

The benefit of making, using, and storing one's own power was brought to front of mind during the Australian bushfires where some properties were faced with an uncertain wait before power was restored.

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All the big thrills in a smaller machine

Over the years, Bourgault Australia has become a household name among broadacre farmers.

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The X-factor solution for harvesting

Introducing John Deere's new model harvester, the X Series.

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Grain cleaner reduces mice impact

Farmers are minimising the cost of grain with grain cleaners.

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FUCHS Lubricants are made in Australia

GREAT people manufacturing locally in Australia and developing proven products - that's how some of the biggest names in agriculture regard FUCHS Lubricants.

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Life of machinery can be prolonged using quality products that avoid wear and tear

Knowing wear mechanisms in key machinery enables these to be put on the maintenance radar.

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Rural communities 'positive but cautious' as border restrictions set to lift

Border communities and primary producer representatives are "happy but cautious" about the impending easing of border restrictions for those fully vaccinated, ahead of SA easing border restrictions for those fully vaccinated in a week's time.

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Victoria, NSW open border to 'free travel'

Victoria has completely thrown open its border to NSW, even to those not fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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SA to lift travel restrictions next month

South Australia will remove all domestic border restrictions from November 23 for travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Agtech for COVID compliance pays off

How agribusiness has had to pivot to keep workers safer in a COVID world

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Shearers threaten to abandon Victoria because of vaccine mandate

Victorian shearers are threatening to take their handpieces and head across the border to escape vaccination mandates.

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Jab mandate starts for SA-bound truckies

South Australia has moved to impose tighter restrictions on truckies and other freight workers coming into the state after a spate of COVID-19 cases linked to drivers.

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NSW pub owners reckon regions get the rough end of the stick in roadmap

Unvaccinated people will lose freedoms from October 11, despite the regional rollout being slow.

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Truckies entering Qld face new vax rules

Drivers using a Freight Pass will need to have had one dose of a vaccine by October 15 and be fully vaccinated by November 15.

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Around the markets - November | PHOTOS

Check out the pictures from SA Livestock markets in November.

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Flashback Fridays - February 2002 | PHOTOS

The February 2002 editions takes us back to bulls at the beef field days selling to a top of $6000 with most averaging about the $3000 mark.

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Soil, sustainability, and a shed: Investing in the next generation

Grant Ross farms for the future. The investments he and his family make into their mixed farming business are underpinned by long-term thinking.

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Kingston sold before auction | Video

The 164 hectare Glen Innes district property Kingston has sold before auction.

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Downgrade risk requires careful review of contract options

The Bureau of Meteorology did get the above average spring rainfall forecast correct in the end.

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End of an era: Vanderfield brand retired

RDO Equipment will bring its three Australian dealership networks - Vanderfield, RDO Equipment and Vermeer Australia - together under the one banner.

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Port Adelaide prices at an all time high

Chicago Board of Trade futures set new nine-year highs.

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Many small goals add up to long-term plan

BUSINESS BUZZ: Forward planning in farming has always been important.

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A bargain investment in perfect-sized cow

TOOLAMBA, Vic, dairy farmers Andrew and Fleur Ferguson stumbled onto Ayrshire cows at a bargain price when they were building their herd.

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Certainty and systems underpin business growth for Victorian dairy farm

When it comes to business, Jade Clymo refuses to accept the status quo. Growth has driven the success of his family farm and underpinned his passion for the dairy industry.

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Supermarket milk price lift welcomed

Dairy farmers around Australia have welcomed an increase in home-brand milk prices by major supermarkets but have warned it should be shared with farmers.

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Merged dairy group starts work

Merged advocacy body eastAUSmilk began operation on Wednesday, December 1, promising a new era of direct representation for NSW and Queensland dairy farmers.

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New ADF board in public spat

Rick Gladigau, the new Australian Dairy Farmers president has sparked a public spat that appears to target two new board members.

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Right to repair recommendations would 'help every single farmer'

The Productivity Commission has called for the federal government to introduce a repair supplies obligation for agricultural machinery.

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Cover more country with four-rotor Liner swathers

The next generation of Claas' four-rotor Liner swathers have been redesigned from the ground up to optimise productivity and forage quality.

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End of an era: Vanderfield brand retired

RDO Equipment will bring its three Australian dealership networks - Vanderfield, RDO Equipment and Vermeer Australia - together under the one banner.

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Get grooving with the Claas Disco

The Claas Disco 4400 incorporates the award-winning Max Cut mower bed, central pivoting, floating suspension and a compact vertical transport position.

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Miller adds green-on-green technology to front-mounted sprayers

The Bilberry Intelligent Spot Spraying System uses an embedded camera network, artificial intelligence and deep learning software to identify weeds in-crop or in green-on-green applications.

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Updated engines, transmission, tech for first new Ranger in more than 10 years

The recently unveiled new Ranger has been a long time coming for some buyers.

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Ag machinery stock delays continue in SA

Machinery dealers and customers are still facing the havoc of COVID-19 causing delays on new purchases, with orders being placed now for 2023.

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Looking to 2022: Support for field days across Australia

Association of Agricultural Field Days of Australasia chairman Bruce Wright said the field days sector was very grateful for the federal government's continued support.

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Kingston sold before auction | Video

The 164 hectare Glen Innes district property Kingston has sold before auction.

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One, two or three farms for lease

Three farms for lease near Cooma explore the potential for more widespread lease arrangements in Australian agriculture.

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Strathdarr auction shifted to February

The auction of the significantly developed NSW north western slopes property Strathdarr has been shifted to February.

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Mackenzie River block Maynes cracks $6.5 million | Video

Alan and Jennifer Acton, Wilpeena, Dingo, have paid $6.5 million for the 1334 hectare freehold property Maynes.

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Downgrade risk requires careful review of contract options

The Bureau of Meteorology did get the above average spring rainfall forecast correct in the end.

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Many small goals add up to long-term plan

BUSINESS BUZZ: Forward planning in farming has always been important.

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A letter to the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator

The bush scribe gives a fair old kick up the rear to the inflated cattle price.

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